Thought this was a cool video. I find bears to be awesome creatures, now if this was a grizzly attack it would of gotten bad. Black bears are like big raccoons to me but this one wasn't happy lol.
Scroll down to find the video. http://www.tmz.com/2017/05/26/richar...attack-killed/

I thought most bear attacks where from black bear not grizzly. Is that not true? I've never thought of them as raccoons before. Cool video! I bet that guy had a little more excitement than he was expecting.

I thought most bear attacks where from black bear not grizzly. Is that not true? I've never thought of them as raccoons before. Cool video! I bet that guy had a little more excitement than he was expecting.

I bet so. If there's more black bear attacks it's because there is so much more of them. A black bear is usually a docile animal, they're way weaker than a grizz with much shorter claws. A black can scratch you up good, a swipe from a grizz can be fatal with 4 inch claws and tremendous power. 99x out of 100 a strong man could fight off a black, one of the best ways to describe the behavioral difference is the way they act in the traps. The black bear will cowered down and hide and the grizz will be trying to get you through the cage foaming and popping jaws. Happy Father's Day!

Actually it's not equal there has been quite a few grizzly deaths in the past few years. I can only recall two black bear deaths and it was A 85 year old woman who fed bears in Montana and a small Asian guy taking selfies with the bear in New Jersey. There has been a plethora of fatal attacks near Yellowstone alone. Combine that with the fact that the black bear is abundant and mr grizzz is an endangered species in the lower 48 only found in 4 states including Alaska.

I was told that grizzlys attack because of territory. Meaning you invaded theirs or too close to them w Cubs. Best to take the fetal position w hands covering neck, head and face. Grizzly will tear you up but as long as you play dead they will stop.

Black bears on the other hand, usually don't attack. But when they do, you better fight cause they will eat you.

I was told that grizzlys attack because of territory. Meaning you invaded theirs or too close to them w Cubs. Best to take the fetal position w hands covering neck, head and face. Grizzly will tear you up but as long as you play dead they will stop.

Black bears on the other hand, usually don't attack. But when they do, you better fight cause they will eat you.

In an article published in the Journal of Wildlife Management, University of Calgary professor emeritus Dr. Stephen Herrero, University of Calgary graduate Andrew Higgins, and colleagues from the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife and Brigham Young University analyzed the circumstances of all recorded deaths inflicted by non-captive black bears in North America between 1900 and 2009. The study found that 63 people were killed in 59 incidents in Canada, Alaska and the lower 48 states. The researchers determined that the majority (88%) of fatal attacks involved a bear exhibiting predatory behaviour, and 92% of the predatory bears were males. The authors suggest male black bears have evolved some different behaviours than females.

"Each year there are millions of interactions between people and black bears with no injuries to people. So while the risk is low, it does exist," said Herrero, an expert in bear behaviour and ecology in the U of C's Faculty of Environmental Design. "Our findings raise some important new insights that can be used to better understand the cause of attacks and how they can be avoided in both the front and backcountry."

I was told that grizzlys attack because of territory. Meaning you invaded theirs or too close to them w Cubs. Best to take the fetal position w hands covering neck, head and face. Grizzly will tear you up but as long as you play dead they will stop.

Black bears on the other hand, usually don't attack. But when they do, you better fight cause they will eat you.

Just my 2 cents.

Hard to play dead when you're screaming and crying like a little girl👍

I wouldn't say a black bear is weak, I watched one swat a 16 pound bowling ball into a chain link fence, and it was like one of us kicking a dodge ball. Bulged the chain link fence. You could see claw marks on the bowling ball also. Easily take your head off, it's just most are shy and prefer to avoid us. They do have the means to give you the worst day of your life.

I have a shaky, grainy, Iphone video of one climbing a tree with me in Quebec, all the way to the tree stand. I also still have parts of my seat cushion in my butthole. He was just curious, and only about 150-175lbs, but I don't have a lot of experience fighting bears in trees, so I gave him the advantage. I finally just said, "Get outta here"....that SOB ripped bark off the tree getting down so fast. He knew then I was a born tree-fighter and I don't put up with nonsense.